Stirrup attachment.



PATENTBD OGT 17, 1905.

J. ENGLEHEART.

STIRRUP ATTACHMENT.

APPLICATION ILBD MAY 24.1904.

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JOHN ENGLEHEART, OF

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Specification of Letters Patent.

latented Oct. 17, 1905.

Application iileri May 24, 1904. Serial No. 209,476.

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Be it known that 1, JOHN ENGLEHEART, a citizen of the United States, residing at W auconda, in the county of Okanogan and State of /Vashington, have invented new and use ful Improvements in Stirrup Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a strap or belt fastener, and forms a simple, cheap, and ready means for uniting two or more straps placed flatwise against each other, holding them securely and preventing their separation when subjected to longitudinal tension.

A further advantage of my invention resides in the ready and simple means for disconnecting the straps or belts without the use of tools of any description, the hands alone being sufficient for the purpose.

In the accompanying drawings, Figures 1 and 2 represent opposite sides of two straps or belts connected by my improved fastening device. Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line o a of Fig. 1. Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view on the line b of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the fastening device disconnected from the straps.

Similar numerals refer to the same parts in all the figures.

1 and 2 indicate two straps or belts placed iiatwise against each other and connected by two fastening devices. The strap 1 in this case has two longitudinal rows of equallyspaced perforations 4, those of one row being transversely disposed with relation tothose of theother row. Similar perforations are formed in the strap 2, which perfor-ations when placed over those in the strap 1 are coincident therewith.

]n making the fastener 3 I take a piece of wire of suitable length and bend the same to form a cross-bar 6, which is bent at right an- 1 then bend the ends of the arms downwardly in vcrtieal position to form a pair of legs 8, which are spaced apart at suitable distance, as shown. By thus bending the wire to construct the legs the arms 7 will be at right angles with said legs. On the upper ends of the legs ll form spurs or projections 9, the same being constructed by means of flattening the upper surfaces of said arms and cross-bar. By means of the projections 9 l am enabled to do away with bending the wire to form the projection-spurs. Further, my construction of projections is in direct contact with the intersections of the arms and legs and arranged on the upper portions of said legs, so as to be flush with one of the straps when attached thereto.

To use my fastening device, the straps to be joined are placed together and the perforations alined. The legs 8 are then passed through two of the perforations f1 and 5 in each strap and turned down to bring' the body portions 7 within the perforations. This movement will cause the flattened sides of the cross-bar 6 and legs 8 to bear snugly against the sides of the straps on opposite sides. The spurs 9, which are also brought outside the perforations, project in opposite direction tothe legs 8 and bear against the strap above the perfor-ations, (see Fie'. 3,) locking the straps securely together without danger of separation when the straps are pulled in opposite directions. 1n fact, the greater the tension on the straps the more securely will the fastener hold. The straps are quickly separated by grasping the upper end of strap 1 and pulling it outwardly. This will cause the spurs to slip through the perforations therein and raise the legs 8, which will then in turn pass through the perforations. The number of fastening devices necessary to unite two or more straps or belts will depend upon the use to which said straps or belts are put. Two fasteners are shown in the drawings, this number being considered necessary in the great majority of cases. When used with wide straps, it would be advantageous to use two or more fasteners in transverse as well as in longitudinal relation.

1t will be observed that the iiattened sides of the legs 8 engage the surface of the strap throughout their length and are parallel to the flattened face of the head 6, and as the body portions 7 are perpendicular to the fiattened sides of the legs and the head the pull of the strap on the body portions will have no tendency whatever to disengage the legs from the strap nor to force their ends into the strap. Consequently the strap will not `be injured by the ends of the legs, nor is there any danger of moving the legs to disengage the spur S) so long as the strain is in line with both straps. lt will also be observed that the spurs 9 project beyond the body portions in the same plane as the legs and have a positive bearing on the strap.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A device for securing a plurality of perforated straps facewise together, comprising IOO lIO

a fastener made from a suitable length oi' of the legs and arms. said spurs being ar- IO wire, said Wire being bent to form a transi ranged to extend above the arms and Crossverse erossbar having arms bent from their bar, substantially as speeiiied. opposite ends at right angles therewith, the In testimony Whereoi'Iaiiixmysignature in 5 arms being bent at their terminals to conpresenee Oi' two Witnesses.

struct legs arranged at right angles with the JOHN ENGLEHEART. arms and said arms and cross-bar being at- Witnesses: tened to yform upwardly-projecting single VM. G. MALOTT,

spurs in direct Contact With the intersections lV. XV. PARRY. 

